Electromagnetic waves, doppler effect

[lovelyrwwr]

I pay for chegg to help me with physics but sometimes I'm not quite sure if the site is right. Could you please tell me if I am doing the below problem correctly? My way is different than Chegg's so I would just like to make sure I am not wrong because I am getting different answer than that site :) Thank you!

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he drawing shows three situations—A, B, and C—in which an observer and a source of electromagnetic waves are moving along the same line. In each case the source emits a wave that has a frequency of . The arrows in each situation denote velocity vectors of the observer and source relative to the ground and have the magnitudes indicated (v or ), where the speed v is . Calculate the observed frequency in each of the three cases.

Homework Equations

fo = fs(1 + - Vr/C)
Vr = 1.5E6 m/s
fs 4.57E14

The Attempt at a Solution

a.
here it is relative velocity is just Vr and it is a (-) sign because the faster object is outpacing the slower object and thus they are receding from one another or moving away
fo =(4.57E14)(1 - 1.5E6/3E8)
fo = 4.55E14 hz

b.
here relative velocity is 3Vr and it is a minus sign because the objects are moving away from one another
fo =(4.57E14)(1 - 3*1.5E6/3E8)
fo = 4.501E14 hz

c.

here it is 2Vr and a + sign because the objects are moving towards each other

fo = (4.57E14)(1 + 2*1.5E6/3E8)
fo = 4.62E14 hz

 

[TSny]

fo = fs(1 + - Vr/C)
Vr = 1.5E6 m/s
fs 4.57E14

The Attempt at a Solution

a.
here it is relative velocity is just Vr and it is a (-) sign because the faster object is outpacing the slower object and thus they are receding from one another or moving away
fo =(4.57E14)(1 - 1.5E6/3E8)
fo = 4.57E14 hz

b.
here relative velocity is 3Vr and it is a minus sign because the objects are moving away from one another
fo =(4.57E14)(1 - 3*1.5E6/3E8)
fo = 4.52E14 hz

For parts a and b it looks to me that you have it set up correctly but you're off a bit in the evaluation. I get different answers for the third digit. I think your answer to part c is correct.

 

[lovelyrwwr]

whoops edited. thank you so much!